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Jeffrey P. Miraldi is led into an Elyria Municipal courtroom for a preliminary hearing Feb. 8, 2018. The 20-year-old Elyria man waived his right to the hearing and will have his case bound over to a Lorain County grand jury. Visiting Cuyahoga County Judge Ronald B. Adrine ordered Miraldi’s bond reduced to $50,000 cash surety and required GPS monitoring if he posts bail. In Other News >> <a href="http://www.morningjournal.com/general-news/20180208/lorain-man-indicted-in-connection-to-childs-death">Lorain man indicted in connection to child’s death</a>

Jeffrey P. Miraldi appears in Elyria Municipal Court alongside defense attorney Anthony Manning for a preliminary hearing Feb. 8, 2018. The 20-year-old Elyria man waived his right to the hearing and will have his case bound over to a Lorain County grand jury.

Elyria man charged with involuntary manslaughter in shooting death

Jeffrey P. Miraldi is led into an Elyria Municipal courtroom for a preliminary hearing Feb. 8, 2018. The 20-year-old Elyria man waived his right to the hearing and will have his case bound over to a Lorain County grand jury. Visiting Cuyahoga County Judge Ronald B. Adrine ordered Miraldi’s bond reduced to $50,000 cash surety and required GPS monitoring if he posts bail. In Other News >> <a href="http://www.morningjournal.com/general-news/20180208/lorain-man-indicted-in-connection-to-childs-death">Lorain man indicted in connection to child’s death</a>

Jeffrey P. Miraldi appears in Elyria Municipal Court alongside defense attorney Anthony Manning for a preliminary hearing Feb. 8, 2018. The 20-year-old Elyria man waived his right to the hearing and will have his case bound over to a Lorain County grand jury.

Miraldi is the son of Lorain County Common Pleas Judge John R. Miraldi.

The younger Miraldi now is facing a charge of involuntary manslaughter, three additional counts of tampering with evidence and a single count of trafficking in marijuana.

An Elyria Police Department news release said the involuntary manslaughter and trafficking in marijuana charges carry firearm specifications which carry mandatory sentences of at least three years in prison.

The additional tampering with evidence charges specifically related to a deleted text message, the removal of drugs from the scene of the shooting and the removal of Snyder’s phone from the scene, according to the release.

Snyder was shot during a drug deal gone wrong, police said.

He was a passenger in a 2014 Ford Focus registered to Miraldi’s father.

The younger Miraldi appeared before visiting Judge Ronald B. Adrine, from Cuyahoga County, on Feb. 8 for a preliminary hearing on the original charge and to be arraigned on the new charges.

Miraldi’s court appointed attorney Anthony Manning waived the preliminary hearings and entered pleas of not guilty to all the charges.

Manning also moved for a reduction of the $200,000 bond that has kept Miraldi at the Lorain County Jail.

City Prosecutor Scott Strait argued that because Miraldi is unemployed, unmarried and childless, he did not have strong ties to the community.

Strait also said the multitude of tampering with evidence charges showed a lack of respect for the investigation.

The prosecutor also alleged Miraldi was the mastermind behind the incident that led to Snyder’s death.

Strait said Miraldi procured a firearm for Snyder to use during the incident.

Manning countered that Miraldi is young, was only previously cited for marijuana possession out of Oberlin and has a good support system in place with his family.

Adrine lowered the bond to $50,000 with Miraldi required to be on GPS monitoring if he posts bond.

Miraldi’s girlfriend, Jenna Turner, 19, of Middleburg Heights, who already was facing a count of tampering with evidence, now has been charged with two more counts of tampering with evidence, according to court documents. One of the new tampering charges carries a gun specification.

According to the news release, Turner’s charges stem from her allegedly removing a bookbag which contained marijuana and a firearm from the scene of the crime.

Turner was taken into custody at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 8 from her Middleburg Heights home.

She was transported and booked into the Lorain County Jail on these charges.

Turner is scheduled for an arraignment Feb. 9 in Elyria Municipal Court.

Kajaun J. Anderson, 18, of Elyria, a 17-year-old Oberlin teen and a 16-year-old Elyria boy are facing murder and robbery charges in connection to Snyder’s death.

According to investigators, the trio was attempting to rob Snyder, Miraldi and Turner during a marijuana deal when Snyder was shot.

Anderson’s case has been bound over to a Lorain County grand jury for consideration.

Lorain County Domestic Court Judge Sherry Glass will preside over a March 14 hearing to decide if the juveniles will be tried as adults.